MATAIRA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2523, 23 July 1902, Page 35

MATAIR A.

July 18 — Tho weather 'ns been v^.y wet lic-r" for the last two months, and t!ii« has sonieivh.it retarded ploughing op.-ratsous , but {a.ui!-»rs ai>taking advantage ci e.er\ tin. d*y to pj^h 0:1 their work. Lighting the Tow V - ->'f^tr .. light n .11stallcd here row We hive t.vo .iro lamps cf 2000-candle powo- <ach, both in central parts of the town. It 1-. .. great an. r> \ement 0:1 the old order of thin*;-,. With a few more lamps in some of the sule streets the lighting would bs all that cou'd be dc*irrd. Dairying —The dairy factor," has dosed down for the se?-on. It will leopen vi der new management. Miss Dumbleton, the pre 3 ? 1 t manager, who has bt>ei. very suttes^Tn 1 hi.c:i it needful to have a rest, so her brother hii - cceds her They are a v>el! krown ai.d >-ii<.ce ciul family of cheesemakers. Th" dii"ctor« are considering the advisableiie^ of putting a 1 utter plant in the factory and crectir.g cfjmeries in different parrs of the district. Nothing has yK been decided, but the matter wi'l be brought to an i£"ue shortly. Financially the season has been a successful one.

Coronation Memorial. — We are likely to havp an sithenseum hfro before long-. At a publ.c meeting a resolation was passed asking the Borough Council to vote £200 111 order to secure a subsidy of like amount from the Government to erect a building as a lastir.g memorial of th ■ coronation of King Edward The council, at a special meeting, resolved to accede to the v/iehes of the people by erecting a brick building on a suitable site reserved foi the purpof™, and agreed to carry on the concern as a publ'c institution. The Atheiueum Committee then promised to hand over all moreys in their possession, (amounting to close on £100} and the

books in the library as soon as the building is completed.

Church Social. — The annual social gathering of the Presbyterian Church takes place on Wednesday next. The attendance is usxially veiy large. A number of clergymen from other districts will be present and will deliver addresses, vhile selections will be rendered by the choir.

Welcome Home. — One of the last troopers who left here with the Seventh Contingent has just returned, and will be tendered a social and piesentatioT similar ts that given to the other leturncd tioopers belonging to this place.

Indoor Amusements. — Ping-pong has taken on here as m other places. A tournament took place the other night, the east side of the nver playing against the west side, an-d resxilted in a win for the formeT. The teams consisted of '20 flayers a '•ide. Refreshments wero provided by the ladies, ard dancing was afterwards indulged ip. Another tournament will take plate a month hence